More Farm House Pictures and thoughts…

Here are a few more pictures of the farmhouse we visited. This is probably much larger then any of the apartments in town. The difference is who knows how many people really live here. I would imagine it is a lot. Heidi, Wayne and I had a discussion as to really how lucky Sadie is to be coming home with us. Could you imagine living in this house? Heidi and I have had tears come to our eyes as we drove through the town of TongGu and have seen houses that look worse then this. What a life changing experience not only for us but also for Sadie. What would she have lived like if she were not dropped off at the orphanage? It is really so sad to think of what her life probably would have been like. Poverty is so different here… it is very hard to explain but it is a very poor county where they make use of every area possible but yet they through their garbage and trash right out in their own back yard. Our time in TongGu really opened my eyes. If your having a bad day, count your blessing and be glad for what you have… many or most people over here have nothing and in a way - - - they live life as if they had a million dollars in the bank… it is sad but makes me very thankful for all my blessings, my wonderful wife, my two wonderful boys Sawyer and Ryan, our new blessing – Sadie, and our great family and friends – and all the other blessings God has blessed us with. These - God, family and friends are the most important… everything else really is just a “thing” or just “stuff” in time…